Microsoft has recently released bunch of documentation on Remote FX deployments and I would like collate all these documentations right here for you.
Before I take you through the documentations, let me touch briefly on the deployment guidelines of RemoteFX.
- RemoteFX for VDI is targeted at new deployments, so your existing Server Hardware, processor, GPU and OS may not really work with RemoteFX. It requires the latest hardware:
- Processor supporting SLAT (Second Layer Address Translation)
- PCI-E x16 based server motherboards
- Compatible GPU on Server hardware , few compatible GPUs (not limited to) are listed here
- The RemoteFX encoder is optional and can be installed for additional scalability on the Microsoft® RemoteFX™ server,
- Latest Operating systems :
- Hyper- V Host
- Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (Hyper-v, Standard, Enterprise, and DataCenter editions)
- VDI Virtual Machine
- Windows 7 Enterprise with SP1
- Windows 7 Ultimate with SP1
- Remote Client Device
- Windows 7 with SP1
- Devices with RDP 7.1
- Hyper- V Host
Now lets review some of the great documentation released a few weeks ago about RemoteFX deployment.
Microsoft RemoteFX for Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Capacity Planning Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
This white paper is intended as a guide for capacity planning of Microsoft RemoteFX in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. It describes the most relevant factors that influence the capacity of a given deployment, methodologies to evaluate capacity for specific deployments, and a set of experimental results for different combinations of usage scenarios and hardware configurations.
Deploying Microsoft RemoteFX on a Single Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Server Step-by-Step Guide
This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of setting up a working virtual desktop that uses RemoteFX and is accessible by using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) in a test environment. Upon completion of this step-by-step guide, you will have a virtual desktop with RemoteFX that can be connected to by using Remote Desktop Connection. You can then test and verify this functionality by connecting to the virtual desktop from a client computer as a standard user.
Deploying Microsoft RemoteFX for Virtual Desktop Pools Step-by-Step Guide.
This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of setting up a working virtual desktop pool that uses RemoteFX in a test environment. Upon completion of this step-by-step guide, you will have a virtual desktop pool with RemoteFX that users can connect to by using RD Web Access.
Deploying Microsoft RemoteFX for Personal Virtual Desktops Step-by-Step Guide
This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of setting up a working personal virtual desktop that uses RemoteFX in a test environment.Upon completion of this step-by-step guide, you will have a personal virtual desktop with RemoteFX assigned to a user account that can connect by using RD Web Access. You can then test and verify this functionality by connecting to the personal virtual desktop from RD Web Access as a standard user.
Configuring-USB-Device-Redirection-with-Microsoft-RemoteFX-Step-by-Step-Guide
This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of setting up USB redirection with RemoteFX in a test environment. Upon completion of this step-by-step guide, you will have a personal virtual desktop with RemoteFX assigned to a user account that can connect by using RD Web Access.
Microsoft RemoteFX for Session Virtualization: Architectural Overview
This paper provides an architectural overview of RemoteFX in the context of session virtualization—using a new Windows Server role called the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) designed specifically for modern session virtualization environments using Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Deploying Microsoft RemoteFX on a Remote Desktop Session Host Server Step-by-Step Guide
This document walks you through the process of setting up a working Remote Desktop Session Host that uses RemoteFX and is accessible by using Remote Desktop Connection in a test environment.
I believe the documentations provides some very useful information about the best way to deploy RemoteFX.
Greetz
Jack